Former Mississippi State star Hunter Renfroe helped the Bulldogs appear in their first College World Series final.

Written by

Michael Bonner
mbonner@jackson.gannett.com

Hunter Renfroe walked into his manager's office in Eugene, Ore., after a two-RBI performance.

Baseball season in Class A short-season ball was over, but Renfroe was just getting started.

The former Mississippi State outfielder left Oregon at 3 a.m. pacific time and arrived some 12 hours later in Fort Wayne, Ind., where the Tin Caps, the Class A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, had penciled Renfroe into the lineup, even without much sleep. ...